Monday, May 6, 2019

Importance Of Digital ID Verification

By Carolyn Watson


People and employees come in and out the company which is why biometric scans are installed at each entrance. Also, their customers are frequently logging in to their accounts in the website. This requires them to do measures of security and protection of their sensitive information and internal data. This is where digital ID verification comes in.

In the age of internet usage, it makes it easier for people to type in fake identifications in the sign up page of their website. Hence, many scammers online have committed identity fraud. This results to company being unsure of the genuineness of their given identity information. Thus, it is important to do identity verifications.

This is not a cause for panic however. Preventive methods and techniques are now strictly implemented and followed to protect information of customers. The data privacy and protection act has ensured its strict application in the company database. It most especially secures customer email address, shipping address, names, and credit information.

There are three general steps that needs considerations and taken importance. These are identity documents, physical identity, and digital identity. Current technology has made it possible for companies to rely on its verification solutions compared to the manual ones. There are many online and data security products in the market that they can choose from.

Firstly, they need to do identity documents. This step ensures the authentication of the documents. It asks for confirmation as you provide the sign up information by simply checking below at the security box. A confirmation will be sent to the email to ensure your identity based on the document. It ensures the company that you are real and alive.

When doing the second process of checking, kinegram, an optical security device, is usually used for it. You can see this being used in bank notes and government IDs. They will then convert your submitted documents into readable texts through optical character recognition to cross check the documents with your submitted sign up information. Further confirmation will be done through checking with government database.

Secondly, is by checking your physical identity. This is the most essential out of three steps yet only a handful is implementing it. This step involves scanning your submitted formal or selfie photo into facial recognition. It will then be compared to your own official ID. Live testing will be done afterwards to have assurance that the photo was really you and not a stranger.

Third is the easiest of all, digital identity. Due to social media, people are now using pen names in their profiles. Thus, this is part of the reason why they want to conform it to your real one. At times of absolute necessity, geolocation will be done via mobile GPS to check if your movements match with you said.

Though the easiest, this step has more complications in its system. Algorithms are used here which are a bit difficult to read. Although this has increased the benefits they received. One of those is making the experience of users convenient. As a result, they have the added assurance that the company will protect their private data.




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